The developer has partnered with Hootsuite in the redevelopment, and the social media giant will take up a significant portion of office space.

Main Alley campus home to WeWork, Hootsuite

The “Main Alley campus” will include renovations to two existing buildings on site (including the new home of WeWork), and three new buildings.

Completion of the first new building, M2, at East 4th Avenue and Quebec Street is slated for late 2020. The 8-storey, mixed-use building will be comprised of:

28,158 sq ft. industrial space

56,317 sq ft. digital industry use

56,316 sq ft. general office space

five levels of underground parking with 394 parking stalls

bicycle parking with lockers

The WeWork tenancy is part of an overall redevelopment of the block, which will include three new buildings. Credit: Westbank

The new campus was designed by Gregory Henriquez of Henriquez Partners Architects.

It will be a mixed-use campus catering to tech companies and include:

flexible workspaces

large, open indoor and outdoor areas

roof terraces

incubator pods

retail spaces

district energy system

The existing alley running parallel to Main Street will become a new pedestrian-oriented through fare running through the campus, and Westbank hopes the alley will continue to be part of the annual Vancouver Mural Festival.